OMAHA PRINT -- Tradition. . . and a Future

* In late 2000, Omaha Print acquired a new, five-unit Zirkon 6611, an eight-page heatset web press with capabilities to perforate, glue, fold and sheet at a production speed of 50,000 iph.

* The year 2001 brought a second Agfa Sherpa ink-jet proofer.

* This year, the company added a Barco upgrade (Fast Lane Next Generation) to its workflow. It also installed Eltromat CIPCON data conversion software for calculating the surface coverage with respect to ink presetting values for variable printing configurations, Smith notes. More recently, a Heidelberg ST 400 saddle stitcher was installed, boasting cover feeder, 10 pockets, ink-jet capability, auto stacker and complete shaftless drive technology with auto preset capabilities throughout the finishing line.